1
Ne 1:20 the tender mercies of the Lord are over all
those whom he hath chosen
Neal
A. Maxwell
¡°¡¯I, Nephi,
will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all
those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even
unto the power of deliverance.¡¯ ("1 Ne. 1:201 Nephi 1:20; italics added.)
¡°The Lord teaches us much about
Himself through His ¡®tender mercies.¡¯ He also
teaches us much about that which we may become, as we confront, on our scale,
the individual curricula of our lives. His most apt pupils, of course, are the
men and women of God. In those instances of record, the Lord has displayed much
gentleness and tenderness in His tutoring of such individuals. The pattern
usually involves His disclosing more about Himself and about His work, thus
expanding the horizons of the person being tutored. He is likewise reassuring
and assigns that favored individual a portion of His work, including declaring
the gospel, while making special promises. The pattern, though mercifully
scaled, is there in the lives of all true disciples.¡± (Meek and Lowly,
p.115.)